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ANOBIUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- death-watch beetle
1, record 1, English, death%2Dwatch%20beetle
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- death watch beetle 2, record 1, English, death%20watch%20beetle
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any insect of the genus Anobium (family Anobiidae). 3, record 1, English, - death%2Dwatch%20beetle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect that makes a noise like the ticking of a watch, supposed by the superstitious to portend death. 3, record 1, English, - death%2Dwatch%20beetle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
death-watch beetle; death watch beetle: common names also used when referring to the species Xestobium rufovillosum. 3, record 1, English, - death%2Dwatch%20beetle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deathwatch beetle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anobie
1, record 1, French, anobie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vrillette 1, record 1, French, vrillette
correct, feminine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout insecte du genre Anobium, de la famille des Anobiidae. 2, record 1, French, - anobie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les larves d'anobies creusent des galeries dans le bois mort. 2, record 1, French, - anobie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carcoma
1, record 1, Spanish, carcoma
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coleóptero [de la familia Anobiidae], cuyas larvas perforan la madera reduciéndola a polvo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - carcoma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La carcoma es un insecto de la familia de los escarabajos (coleópteros) que se alimenta de madera (xilófagos). [...] Desde un punto de vista académico el término carcoma solo puede aplicarse a la familia de los anobidos (Anobiidae), aunque popularmente se utiliza también para definir a otras familias como los lictidos (Lyctidae) y los cerambicidos (Cerambycidae) entre otros. 3, record 1, Spanish, - carcoma
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